The an Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs Matthews, Victor Harold creator author. text bibliography miu 2015 Fourth edition. monographic eng

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xv, 318 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features--including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions--increase classroom utility. Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible. Ancestral period -- Exodus-settlement period -- Monarchic period -- Exile and return -- Intertestamental and New Testament periods. Victor H. Matthews. "Earlier editions of this book were published as Manners and Customs in the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Daily Life in Bible Times." Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and indexes. a-is--- Antiquities Jews Social life and customs To 70 A.D Palestine Social life and customs To 70 A.D DS112 .M33 2015 220.95 MAT 9780801049736 0801049733 2014049124 DLC 141229 20230904162227.0 899072735 eng